• Black hole of money

    Date: 2010.08.27 | Category: miscellaneous, Uncategorized | Tags: ,

    Hello :)

    Yesterday after work I needed nut butter.  We had been out for 24 hours and this is a huge problem.  Whole Foods is conveniently very close to where I work so I stopped off there. 

    MISTAKE.  Do you have certain stores in your life that are black holes for money?  Whole Foods is one of them — so is Target and Walgreens.  I can’t leave those stores without an armful of stuff I didn’t intend to buy when I walked in! 

    I wandered around in Whole Foods when the purpose was to buy nut butter and cream of tartar.  Two things.  I left with a very heavy bag — three kinds of nut butter (SSHHHH. I know!), arrowroot, cream of tartar, an apron, chicken sausage, pumpkin seeds, and Artisana Cacao Bliss Coconut butter.  After leaving, I realized I also needed cream cheese.  Isn’t that always the way?

    I took pictures but I forgot to bring my adapter thingy into work so pictures will come later.  Oh fine, here is one:

    That’s the Cacao Bliss stuff.  I also was looking for some Garlic Gold, but didn’t see any.  I think our Trader Joes has it. 

    I saw the arrowroot, debated buying it, and figured I could use it in something.  The jar says it’s used as a thickener.  Anyone have any ideas on how to use it?

    I am a member of Healthy Living Blogs!  It’s a resource of all healthy living blogs where you can search for blogs by country or state, which I think is a really cool feature.  Here’s more info:

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    It was really easy to join!

    Last night I cajoled Mark to go to the gym with me.  I have no trouble motivating myself to run, but going to the gym is kind of a drag sometimes.  We did some weights and walking on the treadmill.

    I used to think that walking on the treadmill would not be a good workout.  This is false.  I think I learned from Angela that walking on the treadmill can really kick your butt.  As long as you keep the pace brisk and jack up that incline, I can get my heart rate as high as it is when I’m running. 

    Last night I only did 15 minutes but kept my pace between 3.8-4.0 and the incline at 8, 10, and 12%.  Also, it makes a huge difference if you hold onto the machine.  My heart rate drops about 15-20 beats per minute if I’m holding onto the machine.  This means that I’m cheating myself out of a harder cardiovascular workout — pump those arms!  I look like an idiot, but I’m getting a good workout.  Walking fast on an incline builds leg & butt muscles better than running.  Walking fast is challenging and builds muscle partly because walking becomes inefficient at a certain speed.  Have you tried walking on the treadmill? 

    Hope you all have a good weekend!